#85238C#85238C

#85238C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.180 H 325.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85238C
RGB	rgb(133, 35, 140)
HSL	hsl(296, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(296, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5%, 75%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.16, 54.06, -36.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.16, 65.47, 325.66°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% 0.1472 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.18 325.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0072, 8.0830, 25.5756)
Luminance	0.0808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85238C #2A8C23

analogous

#51238C #85238C #8C235F

triadic

#85238C #8C8523 #238C85

tetradic

#85238C #8C5123 #2A8C23 #235F8C

square

#85238C #8C5123 #2A8C23 #235F8C

split-complementary

#85238C #5F8C23 #238C51

monochromatic

#280B2A #56175B #85238C #B42FBD #CC55D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#85238C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#85238C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85238C

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85238C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85238C	1.00	8.03	2.62	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00498F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395489

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#883556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85238c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 35, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.180 325.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac69ae',
    500: '#85238c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85238c;
$custom-light: #ac69ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85238c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45597,
    "c": 0.17957,
    "h": 325.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85238C

secondary

#59B852

accent

#E3454F

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F5EBF4

border

#CFC6CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #85238C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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